bull, we followed these through the jesse for about three
hours until he joined up with the herd again. Just before
his tracks mingled with those of the herd though, we found
where the big tom leopard had been following the bull’s
tracks for about 50 metres back and forth through the thick
stuff along a little stream. This indicated that the dagga boy
we were following was even more likely to be “our” bull as
the leopard was following its scent trail.
Once the bull’s tracks had joined the herd we took
a short break to recoup. Deciding the only option was to
follow the herd and hope to physically see him as there was
still no sign of blood, we tracked the herd for another hour
and then stopped for an early snack break.
Tracking the herd after the break, we soon caught up
with them in the long grass and jesse along the Lutope.
Nothing could be seen other than a couple of cows and
calves although we were within thirty metres of the group.
While we watched hoping for